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Elvira
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Elvíra Elvīra
Translingual
thumb|Elvira cupreiceps species Elvira cupreiceps
Etymology
mul la-new -, from mul fr Elvire, after the female subject of "A Elvire" by Alphonse de Lamartine. 1866.
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Trochilidae certain hummingbirds
Hypernyms
genus ; Trochilinae subfamily - subfamily
Hyponyms
genus Elvira chionura species (white-tailed emerald), Elvira cupreiceps species (coppery-headed emerald)
References
Elvira (genus) Elvira (genus)
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mul taxonomic eponyms
mul Birds
English
<dab!>
Etymology
A medieval en es - royal name, of probably en got - origin, and debated meaning, possibly got 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 + got *𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹, thus "joyful sincerity". It became famous outside Spain after its appearance in Mozart's Don Giovanni (1787).
The place name Elvira is a contraction of the older la Illiberi, new city.
en
Proper noun
~
en female Spanish, in quiet use since the 19th century.
en @former name of:Granada city c/Spain ; an ancient name for the city.
Translations
female given name
Danish: da Elvira
Finnish: fi Elviira
French: fr Elvire
German: de Elvira
Latvian: lv Elvīra f
Polish: pl Elwira f
Portuguese: pt Elvira f
Romanian: ro Elvira
Russian: ru Эльви́ра f
Spanish: es Elvira
Swedish: sv Elvira
Anagrams
en aeilrv Averil Levari vailer
Danish
Proper noun
da proper noun
da female Elvira
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun f
fo female
Usage notes
f Elviruson Elvirudóttir
Declension
Elvira Elviru Elviru Elviru
Galician
Proper noun
f
gl female Elvira
German
Etymology
From de es Elvira, from de gme.
Pronunciation
de /ɛlˈviːʁa/
de De-Elvira.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de El vi ra
Proper noun
de proper noun
de female Elvira
Indonesian
Etymology
id es Elvira.
Pronunciation
Èlvira +
Proper noun
id proper noun
id female Spanish Elvira
Elvira Devinamira Elvira Devinamira Wirayanti, b. 1993
Portuguese
Pronunciation
pt El vi ra
Proper noun
f +
pt female Elvira
Spanish
Pronunciation
+<audio:LL-Q1321 (spa)-Rubýñ-Elvira.wav<a:Costa Rica>>
Proper noun
f
es female Elvira
Swedish
Etymology
From sv it - and sv es Elvira. First recorded in Sweden in 1808.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Elvira.wav
Proper noun
c
sv female
Related terms
sv Elvy